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Census Tract 509.02, Porter, IN

1,647 Population
0.3 square miles 4,805.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

20.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • about half the figure in Valparaiso: 37 ±1.4
  • about half the figure in Porter County: 40.8 ±0.3

Economics

$7,455 ±$1,684 Per capita income
  • about one-fifth of the amount in Valparaiso: $38,894 ±$2,329
  • about one-fifth of the amount in Porter County: $44,216 ±$1,316
$-666,666,700 Median household income
  • Valparaiso: $69,872 ±$3,502
  • Porter County: $87,972 ±$3,058

56.1% ±28% (110  ±72) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Valparaiso: 14.9% † 4,800 (±3.1% / ±986)
  • more than double the rate in Porter County: 9.6% † 16,399 (±1% / ±1,757)

10.8 minutes ±2.2 (7,855  ±2,179) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Valparaiso: 24.8 382,325 (±2.1 / ±38,672)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Porter County: 28.5 2,150,995 (±0.5 / ±62,745)

Families

122 ±47 Number of households
  • Valparaiso: 14,611 ±527
  • Porter County: 68,639 ±517
1.7 ±0.3 (201  ±86) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Valparaiso: 2.2 32,060 (±0.1 / ±445)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Porter County: 2.5 171,376 (±0 / ±50)

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

122 ±47 Number of housing units
  • Valparaiso: 15,558 ±580
  • Porter County: 72,662 ±53

$-666,666,700 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • Valparaiso: $267,300 ±$14,866
  • Porter County: $281,500 ±$4,859

38.9% ±8.1% (641  ±136.9) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Valparaiso: 17.5% † 6,055 (±2.8% / ±975.8)
  • more than double the rate in Porter County: 10.7% † 18,491 (±1.1% / ±1,904.9)

Social

99% ±26% (96  ±55.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Valparaiso: 94.7% 21,912 (±4.1% / ±1,162.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Porter County: 94% 115,036 (±2% / ±2,449.9)
43.3% ±31% (42  ±37.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Valparaiso: 40.6% 9,392 (±2.9% / ±717.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Porter County: 31.1% 38,024 (±1.2% / ±1,461.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.7% ±4.7% (94  ±78) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Valparaiso: 5.6% † 1,927 (±1% / ±332)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Porter County: 4% 7,020

0.2% ±0.4% (3  ±6) Population with veteran status
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Valparaiso: 4.6% † 1,297 (±0.9% / ±256)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Porter County: 5.9% 8,156 (±0.4% / ±532)
3 Total veterans ±6 3 Male ±6 N/A Female ±13

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